Area farmers continue to support the Bushels for Hunger program. The campaign generated another $15,793 this year, which was donated to the River Bend Foodbank. Mercer County farmer and Illinois Farm Bureau District 3 Director Jeff Kirwan participates in the effort.
In eleven years of the program, over $254,000 has been raised. This year’s donation brings the total amount of meals donated to 1,350,000.
The Bushels for Hunger program is a joint program coordinated by the Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark and Whiteside County Farm Bureaus in conjunction with the following locations: Atkinson Grain, Big River Resources, Cargill, CHS, Consolidated Grain & Barge Co, Gold Star FS, Hillsdale Elevator, River Valley Cooperative and Rumbold & Kuhn.